Homeless Jesus finds place to lay his head

Monday, October 29th, 2018

A sculpture of a homeless Jesus – depicting hims as a homeless person sleeping on a park bench, with his face and hands are obscured by a blanket but crucifixion wounds on his feet revealing his identity has finally found a home.

It was denied a home in London two years ago after Westminster City Council refused permission for one to be installed outside Westminster Central Hall near the Houses of Parliament.

However, it has found a home at the Farm Street Jesuit Church in Mayfair, in the side chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Dolours. Read more

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